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Biden Backs Unionizing Amazon Warehouse Workers

By Paris Martineau
· · Source: The Information

President Joe Biden on Sunday expressed support for Amazon workers at a facility in Alabama who are in the midst of a historic unionization vote. Though he did not mention Amazon by name, Biden stressed the importance of unions in a video message posted to the White House YouTube channel Sunday evening, and highlighted the ongoing unionization efforts in Alabama specifically during his...

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